This seems to have started from one of my colleagues in Microsoft Research wanting to improve his language skills through the medium of role-playing games. It worked but it seems that not many people understand why. So, Microsoft is now co-funding...

Virtualisation is all the rage, and as a result it is gaining attention across the whole public sector, including education. Originally focused on consolidating resources in the data centre, virtualisation now has applications across the spectrum: driving...

Have you considered Sharepoint in the role of a VLE? I know that some universities are already doing this either with bespoke development, using the SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK) from www.codeplex.com/slk or just out of the box functionality. I've been...

For many students starting at university this year it will be their first experience of living independently and many will be feeling vulnerable and perhaps not always on their guard from potential scams. Email is a lifeline for millions of students...